Avoiding Excise Taxes, Penalties, Fines, and Revocation of Tax-Exempt Status Due to Noncompliance

This webinar will provide nonprofit advisers with a comprehensive guide to reporting on political campaign and lobbying activities on Schedule C of the Form 990 Exempt Organization Information Return. The panel will offer a practical part-by-part exploration of completing the schedule, focusing on identification and valuation of political and lobbying activities that must be separately reported. Because the majority of exempt organizations are classified under Section 501(c)(3), this webinar will focus on the requirements that pertain to charitable organizations.

Description

Schedule C, Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities is required for exempt organizations that engage in political and lobbying activities. In practice, it can be challenging to discern how an organization should report to the IRS.

Depending on the filing organization’s exempt status, information reported on Form 990 Schedule C may include, among other things, a description of such activities, the amounts paid to Section 527 political organizations (if applicable), and a calculation of the organization’s lobbying limit and expenditures. Errors in tracking or reporting political and lobbying activities can result in excise taxes, penalties, fines and in some cases revocation of tax-exempt status.

Further complicating matters is that the IRS instructions do not always provide clear guidance on how to report certain items. The combination of limited guidance and the complexity of the reporting requirements present a particular challenge to nonprofit advisers.

Mr. Gorovitz's practice spans the full range of nonprofit and tax-exempt legal issues, with emphasis on political...
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Mr. Gorovitz's practice spans the full range of nonprofit and tax-exempt legal issues, with emphasis on political advocacy and nonprofit corporate governance. He frequently presents on non-profit issues.

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